You're going to start pissing people off shortly. I know it must be fun to be behind it, but all you did was having timing on your side. Everything else has been done pretty poorly.. And you're starting to get on my nerves. It's lost it's "Could it be true?" 15 minute charm.. Stop.. Now.

well this didn't take long to Debunk, too bad we all cant get this poser to lay on the floor and we all put our foot on him and we all make the V sign for a nice VICTORY over wannabe's

and shut up about who cares if this is real or not, real fans care thats who, would you like it if someone played a hoax where they said your mother was really alive and you told your whole family only to later find out it was fake? this guys messing with peoples feelings and leeching off a comedy legend.

And why is Snopes soo much more believable than this blog, it isnt. its a webpage, just like this one, how creditable is it, does anyone actually know. they are just saying what they believe, the facts they show dont mean much, its all about whether or not you believe, and I believe in you Andy.

for the record i go to snopes all the time, im just saying they offer little proof on this matter, and you pyro are pathetic if you hate all this soo much why do you waste your time on it, cant you be doing better things, and say andy has been off the maps for 20 years, you dont think he would use a computer, what is with you people, this is all for fun either way, as a joke, and you all pretentious losers are taking it waayy to seriously, all im saying is how hard is it to fake a death certificate and pay off someone to bury and empty casket, has anyone actually tried?

I found this blog this morning, and it made me laugh. It also made me think back on all the times in my life when I'd laugh at Latka, or laugh at Tony Clifton, or laugh at the Mighty Mouse theme song. Reading all the wonderful things that Bob Zmuda and Lynne Marguiles have been doing and saying in his memory for the past few weeks made me smile.

Imagining what it would have been like if he actually *had* turned up at that party made me laugh out loud.

*That* is what this was about. Remembering him, thinking and imagining, and laughing. *That* was the point of this whole thing - not making a name for anyone, or cashing in on anyone else's fame, or hurting anyone.

The idea was to make us laugh. The idea was to make us smile. The idea was to make us happy.

Damn you all for not seeing that. Damn you all for your righteous indignation. Damn you all for ruining this.

You had Andy Kaufman's spirit right in front of you, and you couldn't even see it. You were so hung up on proving that his body was dead that you forgot that the most important part of him - his soul - wasn't... until today.

Yes, Virginia, Andy Kaufman is truly dead. And the people on this blog killed him.

I'm just frigen dumb founded right now. If you are Andy Kaufman then good work on a fooling us all!! If your not then i just don't know what to say to someone who would do this to someone so respected (and hated) and admierd by so many people.

I wouldnt believe it either if I were you guys, but I actually saw Andy Kaufman with my own eyes, in New York. I dont expect people to believe that either, but I cannot deny my own eyes, they dont lie.

Pyro, you said real fans care... that's true, we do. But, real COMEDIANS/PERFORMANCE ARTISTS etc. of which Andy was/is/might still be, DON'T care about feelings, they care only for reaction. Reaction is the stock in trade of anyone who makes their living pushing other people's buttons. And guess what? Whether or not this guy is Andy, Zmuda, or some guy in a trailer who was bored... the important thing was the reaction. Mine for being happy about it, and yours for getting so upset about it that you have tried to demonize this whole thing. That big red button on your forehead, just got pressed buddy... unless of course this is apatented Andy double bluff and YOU are in fact Andy stirring up trouble on your own joke. If so, guess it was my button that got pressed... either way, BRAVO!!!!

"and shut up about who cares if this is real or not, real fans care thats who, would you like it if someone played a hoax where they said your mother was really alive and you told your whole family only to later find out it was fake? this guys messing with peoples feelings and leeching off a comedy legend."

To the author of the above, you are moron and not a true fan of Andy Kaufman. You are some ape like creature that crawled out of the Man on the Moon ooze and is shitting on Andy's Memory. This is one of two things, an ultimate tribute to Andy's life and work, or this is Andy himself, getting over on us again. The real Andy would make his return LOOK FAKE....just to get primates like you all worked up.

See an even more likely scenario is that you, yourself are Andy, or Zmuda, stirring up the hornets nest. So what are you pryowhatever...a plant? You are nothing but a plant. Andy Paid you to come on here and insult him and his return didn't he? This is old Zmuda, I know I was paid to come on here and argue with your fake little insults to cause reactions, but you aren't paying me enough. This is such a scam. Why are you sabotaging your own return Andy? What do you hope to accomplish? Go on then, delete this post...pretend I don't exist now. You can have your money back!!!!!

first off, Chaz, i've provided a hell lot more information then this poser has, and if your going to 'pay' some 'guy' off, i'd at least hope you knew his friggin name, would it have made a difference to you if he said a completly different name from the people who actually ran snopes?

and DC, andy kaufman's spirit died the moment this poser tried being him in such a horrible way, maybe if he tried BETTER at doing this and then made it clearly obvious it wasn't him, it would of been funny, but no, he continues to say he's andy kaufman and screw with peoples emotions, how would you feel if someone pulled this off with you with one of your dead relatives?

John Martin, if you dont know what a pyro is, you my friend are the ape like creature, forgive me for ever giving a damn about gullible people's feelings, you call this a tribute to andy? i say someone who decided to do this kind of hoax, then decided to hire a older andy kaufman look alike, THEN went on the news media posing as andy kaufman, would of been a much better tribute, especially when he later on admits that he isn't really andy but he did this in tribute of him, this guy hasn't done that, he is shitting on andy's memory.

To: Ravana thanks for the web site. To: Mr. Wanabe Andy Kaufman I read your apology this morning its funny that you didn't post it here. Its more obvious now that you are bogus. by the way I like the comment about the poilice. Although I don't believe it I do know that would happen. As long as your not making money off this site then you should be ok. Have fun. I'm not still mad at you. Pretend to be who you want. I know the truth!

Pyro, your righteous anger only leads me to believe that you are in fact ANDY KAUFMAN!!! Or not... brain melting... ANDY LIVE ON!!! Or not... but in spirit, unless there's no God. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DC, no, i didn't mean that, i meant someone that was a actual relative, for instance your mother, someone said she was alive when she's been dead for many years, and she was very special to you, then you find out it was fake, you wouldn't be mad?

Well...If Andy is dead right now, i bet hes laughing his ass off over all this. I myself don't know what to make out of all this, it probably is a hoax, but so what, its been fun, its been great to rememeber what a unique guy Andy was and how he loved to mess with people's minds. This whole site has definatly messed with alot of people's minds. But its been great, just for one day to think maybe,just maybe Andy is alive.

I know what a pyro is, but I doubt you are Japanesse so I refuse to call you kun...that would mean friend, and you are no friend of mine. I have had it with this game, you know where to contact me to get your money back "Andy". I am sick of all of this. I thought at first this was going to be a great event, but your games have ruined it Kaufman. WHy must you push failure on everything you do? You know the easy way out of this is just to go on TV...so why play these little games? I stood by for 20 years waiting to do my part, and now you turn it around and get everyone angry again. Rot in your negative vibes, and if you or Bob doesn't call me I am keeping the money.

My mother's wheelchair always got in the way of her body blocks, and the rampant mongoloidism always made her head an easy target... in fact I think I remember you Pyro... hairy guy? Likes to mess with people's heads?

if you're upset about whether or not this is real stop coming here. either way to me it is intriguing. I wanted to go to the House of Blues last Sunday, Tony Clifton was on the lineup, I haven't heard anything about that show so far.... Andy?

Tell you what Kaufman, I'll spend the money and buy you a new act. When the hell are you going to grow up? 20 years and this is best you got? Performance art? Pretentious crap is what it is turning into. Don't you know your act was old 20 years ago? Get some new material. After 20 years of planning, Bob couldn't even come up with a better opening act? It's not like Bob was a great writer, but hell the airplane bit was better than this...

All this reaction, and negative reaction to this blogsite. If your a fan of Andy's, you would so find the humor in this, and I am sure he does. I'm just happy the gag , the spirit, the mind , the orginality of Kaufman continues to grow and grow and seems to have never died. To me Andy is very much alive, thanks to stuff like this. I would love to host Tony Clifton/AndyKaufman (fake or real) at the Walmart in Kingston, NY.

why do you keep calling me kaufman? HAVE A CLUE, CHECK HIS GRAVE, HE'S DEAD! why dont you use that money and get a LABATOMY! you can all keep thinking i'm andy kaufman's Tony clifton, BUT I'M NOT! I BARELY LIKE HIM! HE'S A ASSHOLE!

so you keep thinking that i'm andy (because we all know I LOVE SCREWING WITH YOUR HEADS)

Pyro, agreed, go away... Unless of course you're really Andy, or a minion of Andy's. Or someone posessed by Andy... then keep stirring up the trouble, and making us cry. The madder you get, the harder I laugh. I love it!!!!

Believe it or not, I am exposing this whole charade. This Blog was set up by Jim Carrey and the idea came from Bob Zmuda. Kaufman is alive and well, and he is living fat in Aruba. The only naysayer on here that was a plant was Pyro Kun, the rest are all legitimate never believers. Pyro is going to try and backpeddle now, it's part of the act. One minute he is an outraged fan, the next he never cared and just loves messing with our heads. Rest assured he was paid. I was not actually paid, but I was talked into engaging in the debate with Pyro, then saying I was paid and trying to out Andy for paying me off, and for posing as pryo. This is where things get a little strange. I was promised that the charade would only go on so long, and then Andy would do the big reveal and he would go down as the greatest prankster in the world. I am actually a woman, and one of the myriad women that Andy had a sexual realtionship with. He called me every New Years until his "death". The calls stopped until Jan. of 2004, when much of this was set up. He sounds different, but I know it was him by what he said to me. I just can't sit here and watch Andy go down again in a flaming ball like this. He invites failure...he craves it, and I don't want to see this achievement overlooked. He wants people to think this is fake...just so he can laugh about it for the next 20 years. I don't care if you never call me again Kaufman...I can't take seeing you hated anymore.

Andy,how does it feel to one up Ashton Kutcher and Punk the entire world? You need to go back to playing the clubs. There are generations of young people(including myself) who have never had the chance to see you perform live.

lol i wasn't paid, and i'm truly sorry if i hurt your feelings (even though i have the nice hint your playing along with the game i was just playing), i just wanted to give tribute to andy's spirit in my own little way.

Time for my big lie... I am actually a 400 lb. fat guy in Kansas in a trailer, and I am currently eating a Twinkie while wearing nothing but a muscle shirt that says "FOXY" (My ex-wife's)and one combat boot, the rest was true... except my name, which is really Mack. So to all those singles out there who think I am really a guy who looks like Antonio Banderas who lives in a mansion in Malibu... sorry. It's just me, Mack... and my Twinkie.

God I love spammers.Let's spam the hell out of a web page because we don't like what's going on there, BRILLIANT!!!Pyro kun: I completely agree, the scarlet costume was a lot better than the original.I still love the original costume as well.

The only thing that would be funnier than this day, is if 2000 years from now, people were still debating Andy's divinity and building churches because they found some printed version of this event, and started to believe that maybe, just maybe he was both dead and came back to life...

Five bucks says John Martin and Pyro-kun are the same person. I've moderated a messageboard where this sort of thing happened.... Well, no one claimed to be anyone coming back from the dead, but you know what I mean.

If this were anyone connected in any way with anything, they would have had the money to buy a domain and website and promote the dammit out of this. Getting an account on Blogspot to announce the return of a comedy legend is like tracing the progression of the End Days on Geocities. So I'm not even going to bother saying it's a good hoax ... it's not enough of a challenge to figure out.

What's great is that everyone wanted you back, you come back, then they rag you about how long you are taking just to say that this is a joke and it's you!Keep it up. They ain't the real fans! They don't know and maybe shouldn't.Thanks for everything!-E

In all honesty, the people saying that this is too easy to figure out to be real, or the ones saying that Andy would do something flashy, and not use a free Blog, are obviously missing the point. It does look fake, it is absurd, but we are all in UNcle Andy's Fun-House now...so you have two choices...two rolls to choose from. Have fun with your parts and remember your lines.

Is anyone else curious about those First Public Appearance Photos? Who is the guy in the black t-shirt next to Tony Clifton in the last photo? He's hairy, looks like Andy, and has a mole on his cheek. He looks younger than 55 though.

This whole whole thing has me careening back and forth between sadness (the blog writer is so unoriginal) and hope (Andy's sense of humor makes anything possible!).

You either get it or you don't...those that don't never have and never will. Go back to watching Taxi, and enjoying your nice, safe, "real" world. Get the hell out of Fantasyland, you are blocking my rays.

Ah but the true Andy would deny his Andyness, unless of course he didn't want to be recognized as Andy, then of course he would embrace his Andyness... which all leads me to believe that you may be Andy, or Gary Coleman.

I have the same question as Ruby Cooter. (pasted below) I noticed the resemblance also.

4:02 PM Ruby Cooter said... Is anyone else curious about those First Public Appearance Photos? Who is the guy in the black t-shirt next to Tony Clifton in the last photo? He's hairy, looks like Andy, and has a mole on his cheek. He looks younger than 55 though.

Yes...I have a hard time believing that Andy Kaufman is alive. Yes, I do doubt it.

However, there is a little side of me that thinks that this, although very subtle and unusual, would be a good way for Andy to be born back into the world.

Can't you people just take it easy, and enjoy a small joke. If it's a hoax, it's a hoax. Take your ridaline and take it easy.

But if it's for true, I'm sure there are some people that have posted here, that are going to feel VERY stupid. However, the idiots that have posted constantly, appear to be idiots anyways, whether or not they realize it.

Just go with the flow people, take a pill, and relax. Grow up also comes to mind.

To anybody who said Andy's act was old and he needed new material, YOU ARE VERY WRONG! I thought he was funny becuase of the way he acted all of the time. Why won't you guys believe any of this? Doesn't it seem like something he would do? Come on Andy, I'm waiting for you!

I just had a weird though. What if Andy had faked his death, then was going to wait 20 years before coming back, but died before the 20 years was up in an accident? Nobody would have ever known about his prank...

You picked a great time to come out of hiding Andy, we need your comical styling right now with all this stuff going on. A lot of these people are being hard headed and most dont have a sense of humor. All of my friends and I are cracking up, this is by far THE best prank ever, I bow down to you, comedy genious Andy Kaufman. By the way, what did you think about The Man on the Moon? If you could e-mail me what you thought, or reply on here, that'd be great!

God i love you spammers. I hope you keep posting random stuff until this wanabe can't take it anymore. Then all those people that believed him will realize he is some fat ass who wants attention. when he pulls dowm this site you will all know the truth he is not the real Andy Kaufman. Here's more reason to argue. He has insulted Jesus and God by saying he is bigger than them. He thinks he is better than the son of god I wouldn't take that crap if i were you all. by the way Andy I wanna Large Late, easy on the foam and 2 shots of expesso. While you at is where is the kids close section i gotta birthday party to attend. See you in the funny papers.

Andy, (or whoever you may be) I really want to believe that you are really Andy Kaufman. I'm still somewhat skeptical, but I still have a lingering hope that you are the real Andy.

I'm really starting to think that this may be for real because this seems like something that the real Andy might try to pull, because it's classic Kaufman. I mean, look how many people you've stirred up here. This is one reason I havn't thrown this off as a hoax because the real Andy Kaufman didn't (or doesn't) give a crap about what people think of him.

I still can't decide if you are real or not, hopefully I and others will find out with time. I really, really, really hope that you are who you claim to be because in my personal opinion I find Andy Kaufman to be one of the most brilliant comics who ever lived. I'm sure others will disagree, but I really couldn't care less.

If you are a hoax: This is a great tribute to what Andy was. As some have pointed out, this is something that he definately would have gotten a kick out of. But just don't keep it up for too long. I'm such a huge fan of Andy and finding out after a long time that this was just a hoax would be like finding out Santa isn't real.

If you are really Andy: My gosh, you are so back in form. This is so brilliant if you are for real, because you are starting your publicity "underground" and you're already pissing off the haters just like with the wrestling material. But please, sometime in the forseeable future it would be great if you could produce some concrete material like maybe a special on Comedy Central or a straight to DVD sort of thing.

But whether you are for real or not, this is a really great thing you've got going. Just please ignore the naysayers. Some people like me are really getting a kick out of this. Here's hoping that you are REALLY Andy.

BYE BYE "ANDY" AND ALL OF YOU OTHER IDIOTS AND FOOLS AND DREAMERS AND DOPE SMOKERS WHO HAVE NO SENSE OF WHATS REAL AND WHATS FUCKING FAKE! YOU SHOULD ALL GO INTO YOUR BATHROOM AND SLIT YOUR WRISTS, THE LONG WAY!

Ah how wonderful the fake andy is as dead as the real one. Or at least the real one is said to be. I believe andy is dead. I admit there is a very slight chance he is alive, and I do mean slight. But who are you kidding. I'm more curious whether you are so messed up in the head to believe your own lies. Enjoy your website now mr Wanabe Kaufman!

honestly, all of the skeptics haven't posted a single argument that was reasonable enoguh and contained enough evidence to prove this to be false. In fact, if you had read all of the posts, most of your arguments have already been covered.

If only Snopes wasn't right all the time, then maybe I would buy this. It's really disappointing that all of the evidence presented points to this being bullshit, because obviously a lot of people would want him back. I'm sure Andy Kaufman himself would find this hilarious, though I can understand why loyal fans wouldn't.

OK. THATS IT. THIS SHIT MUST END. Andy, if it is really you, give us an appearance!! You rock! If this is some faker, then you must stop this bullshit. Come on... why would you pretend and get our hopes up? Shithead.

To all the naysayers: yes, it may be a fake. Heck, I grant you that it probably is a fake. But it's a bit of fun, and I'm happy to be a part of it. What's worse - a guy pulling either a) an amazing prank that has been over 20 years in the making or b) a small prank that brings joy to a few, or you lot, spamming the crap out of this blog (I refer mainly to the people who have been posting the same link hundreds of times in a row, but also to the constant bickering that's been going on) because you're too miserable to take this for the joke that it is?

I've started up my own blog - http://ashpolt.blogspot.com/ - that, for the start at least, will be me deconstructing the "proof" that this is a fake. There's not much on there at the moment, but I'll post it again when I've written my first full entry.

I'll say here what I said in my blog though - if you don't believe this all, fine, it's your choice, and you should feel free to express it. What you shouldn't do, though, is try and force others to agree with you. For now, those of use who want to believe it are like kids who have been given a new toy - please let us have our toy, even if you don't like it. If the toy breaks tomorrow, you'll be right, we'll be wrong - but until then, let us enjoy our simple pleasure.